Paul W. Zimmerman

Can't believe that it's been almost a year (Dec. 15, 2007) since you left us. Think of you often. Love your nephew Rodger

Uncle Paul- Remembering some of the gifts you sent me as a child, my first yellow raincoat and sailors hat from Maine. My book by Oscar Wilde of Fairy Tales when I was a year old. My first Timex watch, My official Army compass, "The Golden Egg Book," by Margaret Wise Brown My Crucifix, My book the story of "The Iliad and the Odessey", and the paintings you gave me, which I will treasure the rest of my life. and think of the love that went into them, the detail, etc. We have 40 paintings you...

Another thought: Paul thank you so
much for the small painting which you gave during my last visit. While it is far from your most important work - and is more a song, than a symphony - I will cherish it for whatever my forever is. The painting exudes your major concerns of lighting and weather conditions, and displays your keen vision and facility
and the intimacy of your affair with
the landscape. It's time to hang
it in more prominent location -although it has been in my...

Dear Paul: You are probably wonder- ing why my previous entry contained so little - in view of so many con-
versations. Speaking of yourself, you once said that "I'm just a dumb painter" when we were discussing
how many artists hide their lack of
productivity and sensory awareness
behind lengthy esoteric diatribes on
art. The word "simple" might have
been more appropriate, but even this
would be misleading to those not present. As we all know, Paul was
a prolific and...

Paul was a good friend and a good colleague at The University of Hartford. I am sorry that my absence from Hartford has so long delayed my learning of his departure to the Great Art Studio In The Sky.

Remembering Paul Zimmerman

I first met Paul Zimmerman while he was sifting through watercolor tubes at a local art store. Impeccably dressed in a crisp tan shirt and neatly pressed khakis, and with a distinguished white beard, he looked comfortable inspecting these shelves of Winsor Newton’s and Holbein’s. He was a man on a mission, a man who obviously had a history with all these colors. Instinctively recognizing an opportunity to learn, I asked, “How do you like those lavenders...

Paul was an important part of the West Hartford Art League for many years, and he had a large impact on many students. Their dedication to him speaks volumes about what they thought of him, and his teaching style. We were fortunate to have had him as a teacher here after his retirement from the Hartford Art School. Pauls memory will live on with a Best of Show award that will be given in his name during our Open Juried Show every April.

UNCLE PAUL: TODAY, SUNDAY MAY 25, 2008, IS OPENING DAY OF A MEMORIAL EXHIBIT OF YOUR LIFE AND WORKS, AT THE WEST HARTFORD ART LEAGUE, 37 BUENA VISTA, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06127, WHERE YOU TAUGHT PART-TIME TILL 2006. WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH JUNE 15, 2008.